Sun, Dec-31-06, 18:46
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New Member
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 165/160/120
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Hi ladies, I'm the new gal on the block. Am on here to find new things I don't know about. Also need to lose the 40 pounds I gained when I was sick last year. I have read a number of books, Schwarzbein Principle, Suzanne Somers has good sound advice in her books and Schwarzbein is who she learned from, Atkins Diet, and Dr. Don Colbert's books, also. I just need to discipline myself again, and also get some exercise by walking.
Something I learned about margarines is that their chemical structure is one molecule away from being plastic. Somewhere, years ago, my former chiropracter/nutritionist had shown it to me in documented form...in print.
That was before Smart Balance came out. He also told me that if it's man-made and in a package, which butter and olive oil are not, then it's not really a food...and will eventually affect your health adversely. He also warned me that hydrogenation is what plugs up your arteries and that the use of butter would have to be in huge amounts to have that affect. It's the hydrogenated oils in the breads and muffins and rolls and cakes that are plugging our arteries...not the butter we're smearing on them.
If you read the ingredients on your store bought breads, spreads and cookies, you will find ingredients containing hydrogention or partial hydrogenation. These are oils that have been altered to a point that the body cannot break down and it then becomes sludge in your veins and arteries that calcify with time. It's not the butter, unless you comsume huge amounts over a long term period. When you cook fatty meats you are altering the fat with the heat...so eat lean meats. Because it's in moderation your body will break it down...just abstain from hydrogenated ingredients. Butter has a high heating point so it's safe to cook with. He also warned me that fried foods are the most dangerous to consume, and that sautee'ing on medium heat or lower is much healthier.
I use smart balance, but I won't apply heat to it...I use it cold. The fact that it smokes so easily at a low temperature tells me that heating it is not good, even though they say it is. So, for cooking I use butter, olive oil, safflower oil and coconut oil. Just depends on how high the heat is going to be.
Hope this helps someone. My cholesterol has been low, so he must have known what he was talking about.
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